MRNA Localization on Maragkakis Labhttp://maragkakislab.com/tags/mrna-localization/Recent content in MRNA Localization on Maragkakis LabHugoen-usThu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000Sequence-dependent but not sequence-specific piRNA adhesion traps mRNAs to the germ plasmhttp://maragkakislab.com/publications/2016-pirna-adhesion-germ-plasm/Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://maragkakislab.com/publications/2016-pirna-adhesion-germ-plasm/<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <p>This study shows that piRNAs promote germ plasm localization of mRNAs through a sequence-dependent but not sequence-specific adhesion mechanism. The findings reveal that the overall sequence composition, rather than specific complementarity, determines which mRNAs are retained in the germ plasm.</p>